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Feminist Film Theory: A Reader
Sue Thornham
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Description for Feminist Film Theory: A Reader
Paperback. This anthology brings together the key statements from the main debates in feminist film theory in Britain and the United States since 1970. The book maps the impact of major theoretical developments on this growing field, in terms of both theoretical shifts and changes in methodologies. Editor(s): Thornham, Sue. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; APFA; JFSJ1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 616.
This anthology brings together the key statements from the main debates in feminist film theory in Britain and the United States since 1970. The book maps the impact of major theoretical developments - structuralist and semiotic theory; psychoanalysis; theories of ideology, language and discourse - on this growing field, in terms of both theoretical shifts and changes in methodologies. The relationship of feminist film theory to feminist media and cultural studies is outlined, as is the relationship between developments in feminist film theory and feminist film making. Includes readings from Laura Mulvey, Jacqueline Rose, Mary Ann Doane, Tania Modleski, ... Read more
This anthology brings together the key statements from the main debates in feminist film theory in Britain and the United States since 1970. The book maps the impact of major theoretical developments - structuralist and semiotic theory; psychoanalysis; theories of ideology, language and discourse - on this growing field, in terms of both theoretical shifts and changes in methodologies. The relationship of feminist film theory to feminist media and cultural studies is outlined, as is the relationship between developments in feminist film theory and feminist film making. Includes readings from Laura Mulvey, Jacqueline Rose, Mary Ann Doane, Tania Modleski, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748608904
SKU
V9780748608904
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About Sue Thornham
Sue Thornham is Professor of Media and Film at the University of Sussex.
Reviews for Feminist Film Theory: A Reader
Like feminist theory in general, feminist film theory has undergone considerable change and revision since its heady days of the early 1970s. This collection of 23 representative essays and extracts illustrates this history extremely well, providing a useful framework for understanding the variety to be found in feminist film analysis ...The range of material, and helpful introductions, make this an ... Read more